Me You Them (2000)

A true story that comically depicts the relationship between an ordinary woman and her three husbands, who live in the same house in a poor and arid small village of the Brazilian northeast.

Director:

Andrucha Waddington

Writer:

Elena Soarez

Stars:

Regina Casé, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia

22 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Regina Casé	...	Darlene
Lima Duarte	...	Osias
Stênio Garcia	...	Zezinho
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos	...	Ciro
Nilda Spencer	...	Raquel
Diogo Lopes	...	Vaqueiro negro / Black herdsman
Helena Araújo	...	Darlene's mother
Iami Rebouças	...	Moça do forró / Young woman at ball
Lucien Paulo	...	Capataz / Headman
Borges Cunha	...	Registry employee
Plácido Alves Neto	...	Dono da venda / Store owner
D. Dinorah	...	Osias' mother
José Pascoal	...	Rapaz do forró / Young man at ball
Zé Brocoió	...	Locutor / Speaker 1
Clesio Atanasio	...	Locutor / Speaker 2

Storyline

Darlene, earthy and unmarried, returns to the cane fields of Bahia with her young son. There, over time, she balances the pride, desire, jealousy, and tolerance of three men. Osias, an older man, proud of a house he's built, proposes marriage; she accepts. He retires to his hammock, she works hard, and in a few years births a second son, much darker than Osias. Then, he takes in his cousin Zezinho, almost as old as he, a good cook, so Osias is happy. Darlene smiles at Zezinho. Another son arrives, light-skinned like Zezinho. Next, Darlene meets Ciro, young and handsome, and invites him to dinner. Osias insists Ciro stay. When another son arrives, what will the proud Osias do?

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Plot Keywords:

arid | marriage | jealousy | hammock | polyamorous relationship | 

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Taglines:

It is impossible to find all virtues on a unique man.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexuality and thematic content

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia TriStar / Warner Music (english) Columbia TriStar / Warner Music (Portuguese)

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

18 August 2000 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Me You Them

Box Office

Budget:

$1,900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,750, 4 March 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$323,403, 10 June 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil, Conspiração Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Esperando na Janela
Written and performed by Targino Gondim

User Reviews

slow but moving in places

This film portrays the life of the Brazilian poor in the arid interior, and that life is hard. You take your pleasures where and when you can. Regina Case gives a vivid performance as the polyamorous wife-lover; she is no more "ugly" than Frances McDormand, Maggie Smith or a host of other actresses who don't do Vogue covers. Gilberto Gil's music is very evocative, it's like an actor in the story.

Finally, I want to praise Lima Duarte's performance as the husband; he knows life is passing him by and death is approaching, so he doesn't let Darlene's sexual habits bother him. It is a very expressive star turn in the Philippe Noiret tradition.